I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 277: Ten Taels of Gold (Part 1)

Lin Qing knew that the attendant misunderstood his intention, but he didn't explain himself. After he finished speaking, he nodded and let the attendant leave.

Afterwards, Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu started eating the ruler fish. Lin Qing's eyes lit up when he saw it. The spiritual energy in it was indeed remarkable, and it was worth the extra money.

As Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu ate, their faces showed a slight smile. The attendant who had been secretly observing them on the side breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Lin Qing, this "Foundation Building senior," would be dissatisfied. After all, he didn't tell Lin Qing that the fish was only considered the best when it grew to a ruler's length, which was also the origin of its name. However, ruler-length fish were rare and worth several times more.

After finishing their meal, Lin Qing took out spirit stones to pay the bill. After the attendant escorted Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu out, he immediately returned to Lin Qing's table.

He then took the remaining ruler fish soup to a secluded place and drank it all without hesitation. After finishing it, the attendant showed a satisfied expression. He thought to himself that this free fish soup was delicious and had a good amount of spiritual energy. It wouldn't be long before he could make further progress. This was the reason why he was willing to be here. As for the drool he left behind, he didn't care about it at all.

Lin Qing had no idea about all this. After leaving the restaurant with Lin Yuanwu, they were going to other markets in the Wei Kingdom.

However, before they even left the Balian Market, they saw a flying boat approaching from the sky. It was a Foundation Building cultivator. The flying boat quickly arrived at the Balian Market, and the Foundation Building cultivator on board glanced at Lin Qing. He was curious about this unfamiliar Foundation Building cultivator, but he didn't pay too much attention. At this moment, he walked towards a building in the market with a joyful expression on his face.

Lin Qing recognized this building. It was built by several cultivation families in the Balian Market to auction off some precious spirit fish.

Before this building was constructed, the spirit fish caught in the lake would be sold directly in the Balian Market. Although it was also a lucrative income, it became unsatisfactory over time. Later, several larger cultivation families joined forces to establish an auction rule. Whenever a precious spirit fish was caught in the lake, they would hold a small auction, and the highest bidder would get it. This not only made the spirit fish in the Balian Lake more valuable but also increased their income.

After establishing this rule, not only did the restaurants in the Balian Market participate, but other markets also came to participate from time to time, hoping to bid at a high price.

It could be said that they had taken full advantage of the water resources.

At this moment, when Lin Qing saw the Foundation Building cultivator walking towards the building with joy, he felt a slight movement in his heart. Could it be that there was some precious spirit fish?

Without rushing to leave, Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu walked over together, wanting to see what was going on.

The building itself was not large, with several large water tanks inside. However, it seemed that they had received a notice in advance, as there were already more than ten cultivators sitting inside. The Foundation Building cultivator kept taking out spirit fish and putting them into the water tanks, while someone beside him kept introducing them.

"Fellow Daoists, today we have caught many precious spirit fish in the lake, so we have gathered everyone here. Among them, there is a ruler fish caught by a mortal, measuring one foot and a half. It is a fine specimen. Don't miss out, everyone."

Upon hearing this introduction, Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu smiled again. Without a doubt, the ruler fish they caught and gave to the mortal was the one being mentioned.

"First, we have the rare red-scaled fish in recent years, starting at eight spirit stones."

As the auction began, Lin Qing didn't leave. He found a place to sit down with Lin Yuanwu and watched the proceedings.

The auction didn't take long. The cultivators who sat down were not attending for the first time, so it quickly concluded.

Among them, the fish caught by Lin Qing was sold at a high price of thirty-two spirit stones, which was quite impressive among the group of spirit fish.

However, the person in charge of the auction was disappointed when he saw that Lin Qing had not made a move. He thought that Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu, the two new faces who came today, would surprise her, but she didn't expect that even after shouting until her throat was hoarse, they still didn't make a single move.

As the auction came to an end, Lin Qing and Lin Yuanwu were about to leave. They had spent fifteen minutes watching this small auction, and they were quite interested.

Before leaving, Lin Qing thought about the high price of thirty-two spirit stones sold at the auction and asked the Foundation Building cultivator who was about to leave: "Fellow Daoist, I wonder how much was the purchase price for the fish acquired from the mortal?"

Hearing Lin Qing, who was also at the Foundation Building stage, suddenly asking, the Foundation Building cultivator didn't mind and said, "Fellow Daoist is referring to the Chi Dao fish, right? Because of its good quality, it cost ten taels of gold."

Lin Qing nodded, and Lin Yuanwu, who was beside him, was surprised by the huge price difference.

Seeing Lin Yuanwu's reaction, the Foundation Building cultivator thought of something and added, "Don't think it's too little. Ten taels of gold is already a huge sum for these mortals. After all, we are already kind enough to let them fish in the lake. It's rare for them to catch spirit fish and sell them. You don't know how happy that pockmarked man was when he received ten taels of gold."

At this point, Lin Yuanwu also nodded without being surprised anymore. Ten taels of gold was already quite a lot for mortals, and the important thing was that the cultivators were willing to give it, which was already remarkable.

The Foundation Building cultivator was about to leave after speaking, but unexpectedly, Lin Qing stopped him and asked with a serious expression, "Fellow Daoist, are you referring to the pockmarked man?"

Li, the pockmarked man, was quite happy. In the past thirty years, he had been looked down upon because of his pockmarked face. Children would hide from him, let alone getting married and having children.

His luck was not good either. Relying on the fishing boat left by his ancestors, he often returned empty-handed, living in extreme poverty.

But now, things were different.

In a mortal city near the Bayan Lake, he only spent half a tael of gold to hire three prostitutes and had a great time with them.

One of the prostitutes couldn't help but praise, "Esteemed guest, you are truly extraordinary. Not only are you generous, but your appearance is also different from ordinary people. I must confess, I like a real man like you."

Although this prostitute felt disgusted seeing his pockmarked face, she didn't mind because of the gold. At this moment, she continued to praise him incessantly.

At this moment, Li, the pockmarked man, was at the peak of his life. Not only had he never heard such flattering words before, but even his actions at this moment made him gasp for breath and feel numb all over, almost losing control.

In his euphoria, he also thought about the easy acquisition of this gold.

He had met the Wang family's young master, who used to be his neighbor, in the lake when he was worried about the lack of fish. During their casual conversation, he noticed that the once simple and honest Wang family's young master would avoid eye contact with him and speak incoherently, which made him suspicious.

(End of this chapter)